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Suicide of a Dreamer.
- Source :
- New Republic; 7/1/36, Vol. 87 Issue 1126, p238-239, 2p
- Publication Year :
- 1936
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Abstract
- Laments the suicide of New York City-based Edgar Chambless, an impoverished inventor of a new type of city he called Roadtown. Description of the town invented by him; Admiration expressed by the article author for the courage of Chambless to keep going despite all odds; Struggles of Chambless in trying to gain acceptance for his plan; Description of the first meeting between the article author and Chambless; Efforts made by Chambless to interest the government of the Soviet Union.
- Subjects :
- INVENTORS
CITIES & towns
SUICIDE
URBAN planning
POOR people
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00286583
- Volume :
- 87
- Issue :
- 1126
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- New Republic
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 15057880